Cell Structure
What organelle is the "powerhouse" of the cell?
What is the mitochondrion?
What type of bond forms between water molecules?
What is a hydrogen bond?
What is the monomer of carbohydrates?
What is a monosaccharide?
What are the building blocks of proteins?
What are amino acids?
What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
What is a nucleotide?
Name the two types of endoplasmic reticulum found in eukaryotic cells.
What are rough ER and smooth ER?
What property of water allows it to stick to other polar surfaces?
What is adhesion?
What is the main function of lipids in organisms?
What is the long-term energy storage molecule?
What type of bond links amino acids in a protein?
What is a peptide bond?
Which nitrogenous bases pair together in DNA?
What are adenine and thymine, and cytosine and guanine?
What is the primary role of lysosomes in a cell?
What is breaking down waste and cellular debris?
Name the property of water that helps organisms maintain stable internal temperatures.
What is high specific heat capacity?
In which organ is glycogen primarily stored in animals?
What is the liver?
Name the level of protein structure determined by hydrogen bonding between the backbone elements.
What is secondary protein structure?
What type of sugar is found in RNA?
What is a ribose sugar?
Identify one structure present in plant cells but not in animal cells.
What is the cell wall, chloroplast, or central vacuole?
What term describes water’s ability to climb narrow tubes against gravity?
What is capillary action?
What property makes lipids insoluble in water?
What is hydrophobicity?
What happens to a protein when it denatures?
What is the loss of protein shape and function?
What is the name of the process by which DNA is copied into mRNA?
What is transcription?
Name the three main parts of the cytoskeleton.
What are microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments?
Why does ice float on water?
What happens because ice is less dense than liquid water?
Identify the type of bond that forms between glycerol and fatty acids in triglycerides.
What is an ester bond?
Name two types of secondary protein structures.
What are alpha-helix and beta-pleated sheet?
Name the bond that links nucleotides together in a strand of DNA.
What is a phosphodiester bond?